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UAAP: Without Arado, UE Lady Warriors ready to make their mark

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/sports/02/17/mean-mendrez.jpg"/><figcaption>Mean Mendrez is UE&#x27;s new captain. Arvin Lim, <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/volleyball/photos">ABS-CBN Sports</a></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – For the past couple of seasons, University of the East&#x27;s (UE) women&#x27;s volleyball program has been defined by the singular brilliance of Kath Arado.The libero became the face of the team, as she earned Best Digger and Best Receiver honors in Season 80, and the Best Libero award in Season 81. When she was invited to train with the Philippine national team in 2018, Arado expressed her pride in <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/04/19/18/volleyball-extraordinary-kath-arado-brings-pride-to-ue">bringing further honor</a> to her school.Arado, however, will not be suiting up for UE in Season 82, having exhausted her eligibility. Her graduation leaves a massive hole in UE&#x27;s roster, not least because she has served as the heart and soul of their team during her stint with the Lady Warriors.&quot;For the past five years, parang ang UE is always Kath Arado,&quot; said assistant coach Jerome Guhit, who also calls the shots for their men&#x27;s volleyball team.&quot;So ngayon, iniiba namin na, hindi lang &#x27;to special skill ng isa,&quot; he added. &quot;As a team na talaga.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2020/02/14/uaap-season-82-no-time-relax-repeat-seeking-ateneo-66175">READ: No time to relax for repeat-seeking Ateneo</a></li></ul>But UE lost not just Arado to graduation. Also gone is last season&#x27;s Best Setter in Lai Bendong, as well as a handful of veterans in Jasmine Alcayde, Judith Abil, and former team captain Roselle Baliton.The Lady Warriors are welcoming the challenge of making a name for themselves now that Arado and their other veterans have graduated. Without her, the pressure is on young libero Jacksin Babol to step up, while senior spikers such as Mean Mendrez, Zilfa Olarve, and Seth Rodriguez have to shoulder greater responsibilities.Third-year setter Lhara Clavano will be in charge of UE&#x27;s offense this season.&quot;Kailangang mag-step up ng lahat,&quot; said Guhit. &quot;Wala ng Kath para rumeceive sa &#x27;yo ng maganda, so kailangan mag-step up ni bagong libero, at saka at the same time, &#x27;yung mga spikers, kailangang tulungan &#x27;yung bata.&quot;&quot;Most naman ng spikers namin ay matatagal na. Si Mean, si Zilfa, kailangan tanggalin na nila &#x27;yung pressure sa bata na siya lang ang re-receive,&quot; he added. &quot;Tulungan na nila. Tulungan sila lahat.&quot;Mendrez, now the team&#x27;s captain, assured that they are all up to the task.&quot;Para sa akin, kahit nawalan kami ng Best Libero and Best Setter, &#x27;yung feeling namin sa loob ng court, parang hindi kami nawalan,&quot; she said.&quot;Kasi, napunan siya ng mga bago namin. Kahit bago lang sila, dedicated sila doon sa paglalaro nila, at dedicated sila sa team namin, sa goal namin,&quot; she added.This goal? According to Guhit, the team is eyeing a Final 4 run in the upcoming UAAP Season 82 women&#x27;s volleyball tournament.It seems to be a monumental challenge for the Karl Dimaculangan-coached squad, given that UE has missed the Final 4 for the past 12 years. Guhit himself acknowledges that they face an uphill climb.&quot;Mahirap siyang abutin,&quot; he said, &quot;pero kaya naman.&quot;&quot;Kumbaga, ang ano namin diyan, kung sino talagang may gusto, &#x27;yun ang ano eh. Kasi halos lahat pare-pareho ng skills e, nakita na naman natin last year,&quot; he explained. &quot;Sabi ko nga, nakapagpakilala na sila, it was a different UE last year.&quot;&quot;So ngayon siguro, iba na ang tingin sa kanila, mas paghahandaan na sila ng mga kalaban. Same as sa amin, paghahandaan din naman namin every day.&quot;(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>).

For the past couple of seasons, University of the East's women's volleyball program has been defined by the singular brilliance of Kath Arado.

For the past couple of seasons, University of the East's women's volleyball program has been defined by the singular brilliance of Kath Arado.

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UAAP: Without Arado, UE Lady Warriors ready to make their mark

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Feb 17, 2020 12:03 PM PHT

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